Renaming Folder

Okay all the analytical folks out there I Really Really need some Help. I am having a problem of not being able to rename folders (any folders). I tried the conventional way,right mouse rename but it doesn't work it stays the name it already has. This is true for removable thumb drives also. Does anyone have a suggestion of what I need has become foul.

 

Hi my friend , what is your operating system ? You can watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REfgwHRq20s

even if you push slightly with left click to a folder label your are able to rename it's name :wave

 

Yeah that doesn't work either. I have taken ownership of the folder and that didn't work. I exported registry values from an identical OS for folder description and have rewritten them to the OS with the problem, but that didn't work. I have turned off UAC and that didn't work. So, I'm still in limbo as to what is next.

I can rename file in the same directory as the folder just cannot rename the folders.

OS Vista 64.

 

What is the model of your machine ?
Do you try this solution ?

http://www.troublefixers.com/solved...n-vista-or-cannot-move-file-folders-in-vista/

even your computer might be effected by virus , do you run any antivirus in your machine ? :wave

 

Already Tried All Of That. I have MB Pro and Commercial AntiVirus That Haven't Found Anything.

I took a drill & hammer and chiseled away the concrete from the side. I then took a stone polishing wheel and went the whole length of the opening. Afterward I applied the stain. The color didn't exactly match and now the customer is wanting a refund. I told them all wen can do is try regrinding the entire surface and apply an even coat the color of their choice. God help us all.

 

I have tried the offline file trick to no avail.

I have SP2. It is happening on all drives as stated. Removable drives HDD storage drive, ect...

My documents, my pictures, and any folders on the system. There is no problem with file re-naming just folders. No error message.

I tried going to the properties of the folders through the security tab to take ownership - and did - but still not responsive.

Have not tried safe mode yet. I have full access rights to everything on this PC.

 

You could read this post

http://www.mydigitallife.info/fix-v...folders-issues-after-applying-kb938979-patch/

even it's a good point to create this useful cd

http://forum.avira.com/wbb/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=82163

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4lTAgDH9pw

burning it with

http://www.majorgeeks.com/ImgBurn_d4870.html

inspecting if there is any virus in your machine i think :wave

 

Okay still having problems with this one, but I have tried various things, lots of fix's suggesting the same thing and nothing has happened. I

I created a new admin user account and can name and rename folders and files in that account but when I try renaming folders on the other account I run into the same problem.

Any help or suggestion taken to heart. Thanks

 

I don't know if this page, http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/130137-cannot-rename-move-file-folder-vista-fix.html is the same as http://www.troublefixers.com/solved-cannot-rename-folder-in-vista-or-cannot-move-file-folders-in-vista/ as this, but some people short of deleting the admin account have had some success.

 

Thanks but unfortunately I have already tried that.

What I have noticed is when I go to the folder properties and rename the folder the apply button remains grayed out. Evidently there is something simple I am missing.

Thanks again.

 

I have found http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-files/windows-vista-problem-cant-rename-foldersbut-i-can/43c249a3-2c0b-4e0e-8a05-d076471a0ce4 & http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vista/626307-windows-vista-unable-rename-folders.html

Maybe you can try giving those 2 a look.

 

I tried adding the new dword parameter and value specified but the problem still exist.

The Security Suite that I am using found something called ilvid and removed it but the problem is still there. I don't know how it was installed but I removed the entire program and any traces I could find.

Still looking for answers.

 

Take a sharp eyed in these topics :wave

http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/3.3/files-rename.html.en
http://filext.com/faq/delete_or_rename_stubborn_file.php

 

Keep up the good work Einstein. (Y)

 

Have you tried renaming from the command prompt and what error does it give?

In Windows Explorer go to C: and right-click in the window and select New from the context menu and then Folder and create a new folder and name it "new" then

Start> type in cmd and hit enter
Should put you at C:\Windows\system32> prompt so the following commands:

cd/
rename new old

What is the error or is there one specified?

 

The syntax of the command is incorrect.

P.S. When creating new folders the folders cannot be named, only the default names.

 

When you did cd/ did it take you to a C:\> prompt?

So at the C:\> prompt you typed rename new old and hit <enter> and it gives you the syntax error? Try again just to be sure.

Try dir new does it list your "new" folder?

 

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>cd/

C:\>rename
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\>rename new folder old
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\>rename new old
The system cannot find the file specified.

C:\>dir new
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 80FD-2686

Directory of C:\

File Not Found

C:\>dir new folder
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 80FD-2686

Directory of C:\


Directory of C:\

File Not Found

C:\>dir newfolder
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 80FD-2686

Directory of C:\

File Not Found

C:\>

 

It seems you did not create the folder in Explorer.

Try these commands at the C:\> prompt: Edit: make sure you are at the C:\> prompt by using cd\ if you open a new cmd window.

mkdir new
rename old new

What is the error?

 

I will read through the comments a Brink's forum later today to see if there are any insights. A quick look indicates that you may have a profile that is corrupt beyond a simple fix. Do post the cmd error.

I know you have been to Brink's link but you may want to plow through the comments yourself to look for insights. Brink has some of the best Knowledge of Vista/Win7 systems and fixes for these types of errors. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/130137-cannot-rename-move-file-folder-vista-fix.html

 

It doesn't rename the folder yet it creates a new folder with the specified name. It also splits new folder into two folder one named new the other named folder.

ScreenShot include

 

The commands have to be exact. When I type on a single line that is one command which should be followed by <enter>. You are combining commands.

In Explorer (regular Windows folder view) you can delete the folders "new", "old, "New Folder", "folder" and "rename" to get rid of some clutter.

Then back at the C:\> prompt these two commands each followed by <enter>

mkdir test
rename test testing

The first command creates a folder test. The second command renames test to testing.

 

Okay now that the hard part is out of the way "That Worked". Is that a good thing?

I appreciate the time and "Patients".

 

By worked you mean that it did change the name from test to testing and you can see that in the folder view using Explorer?

If so, I will still have to see if I can find any reason you can't do it using Explorer. BTW, for what it is worth when I go to a folder's properties in Explorer and try to change the name the Apply button is grayed out for me as well. Hitting OK button does change the name, however.

I can't read up on this now but it doesn't seem to be a permissions issue but something else. I'll read through that other thread later and see what others had to say.

 

So far, the main suggestion I have found is to copy all the files from your old username account over to your newly created username account and be done with it. I've never actually tried this so I don't know how simple a process it is, regarding hidden/system files. From comments in that long thread it seems straight forward.

If you'd rather troubleshoot your current account, I would like to see the .reg file you exported from a working machine and merged into your troubled machine. I think you have to zip it up to attach to a post here at MG. I'd like to compare it to two of Brink's reg files to see if they include anything your reg file does not.

I noticed in your screenshot that the "New Folder" was created at 8:03am and the others were created at 8:30. That seems to indicate that you did try to create a "new" folder in Explorer but were unable to name it "new" and it defaulted to "New Folder". Is it true you can't create a folder in Explorer and change its name from the default "New Folder" to another name? You could try it on your desktop, just right-click a blank area and select New and then Folder and try to give it a name and say OK. See if it appears with the name you gave or the default "New Folder".

I think the situation is you can't create a new folder with any name other than "New Folder" and you can't change the names of existing folders. You get no error message when you try to do either. I'm no closer to a solution other than scrapping your current user but am hoping the .reg file may give a clue.

 

I know it's been awhile but you are correct in your thinking.

I can't create a folder anywhere in the user account and name it other than the default name the system allows, however; a program, such as the one used by my scanner, can create a new folder with a name other than "new folder" and place it anywhere in the user directory.

I have also found that I am having a problem with my volume driver. As to say it will no longer accept in put from the keyboard when it has in the past.

I would compare the Reg values myself but I don't know where/what to look for or the program to op the file with.

 

.reg files are just text files, you can open them with Notepad to read them.

I just want to compare the reg file you exported from the other machine to the one here to see if they are the same. In that thread at some point in the comments Brink says he added a few other default settings to his original fix. I want to see what those extra settings are and whether or not they might be relevant. BTW, I think it would be perfectly safe to run Brink's 64bit reg fix if you haven't tried it. He takes a new install of Vista and exports various default registry entries so his fix is the default registry value for whichever key it addresses.

 

I have tried using or did use his file to no avail. The previous txt includes a notepad of the current reg. for H key Local Machine that I have. I started comparing them to a listing I found @ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762584(VS.85).aspx and when I got to the second one [{724EF170-A42D-4FEF-9F26-B60E846FBA4F}] the information was so different I just held up; I can add the information to match but the site hasn't provided value information in the listing.

Still looking for resolve as I can work in a new user account and move freely but even accessing the troubled account "folder" from the new account will not do the commands created.

Yes, I can scrap the account and copy the files to the new account but there is still an issue somewhere within I am looking to fix. I say copy Because I can not move the files, cut & paste does not work.

 

I'm really coming up with all the same registry fixes which only work for some people. The reg file you copied from the other computer looks pretty much the same as the one from the other forum so I don't think it is that key that is causing the problem.

I'm still going to look to see if I find anything else but it is not promising. One strange thing I came across was someone saying they could rename the folder if they used the TAB key instead of enter after typing the new name. I'm just curious if using tab lets the name stick on your machine or if that is just a fluke. I realize it won't solve the cut and paste problem.